Cookie policy

Welcome to the Let’s speak Polish Website („Website”) which is operated by „Let’s speak Polish Małgorzata Sapińska Bartkowiak” with its registered office in Łódź, Piotrkowska 152/1A St, Tax ID Number: 7292302532 Statistical ID Number: 381042581 („we”, „our”, „us”).
We use cookies and other similar technologies that access or store information on the device you use (computer, smartphone, tablet) to visit this Website.
This policy provides you with information about how cookies work and when, how and why we, and the third parties we work with, use them.
Almost all cookies work by collecting and storing some form of personal information about you. This policy also describes the personal information we process or allow others to access when using cookies, as well as your related data protection rights.
Our separate Privacy Policy provides equivalent information relating to our processing of your personal information more broadly in connection with this Website.
We may update this policy from time to time. All changes made to this policy will be published on this Website and in the event of any substantial changes, we will notify you of these using an appropriate communication method.

1. Who is the controller of your personal information?
Małgorzata Sapińska Bartkowiak shall be understood as the controller of personal information. A controller is the person that decides on the nature, scope and purposes of personal data processing.
We set and read cookies on your device. Some cookies may be set by third parties such as our suppliers or our commercial partners.
In relation to cookies set by third parties through this website, those parties may also be a controller of your personal information, which means they will also have a legal responsibility to you in respect of the personal information they receive.

2. What are cookies?
Cookie is small data file which, in the form of a unique anonymous code, is sent to your browser from a web server and then stored on the hard disk of your device (computer, smart-phone and/or tablet). Cookies help us and others to collect data about your activities. The expression ‘cookies’ can refer to browser cookies as well as a number of similar technologies including tracking pixels/web beacons, local shared objects/flash cookies and access to device information (including sensors). Cookies do a lot of different jobs, such as letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improving the user experience.
Cookies allow us to deliver essential features of this Website. We also use them for purposes which are not essential but very useful to us or to you, including to store your settings and preferences, remember your access information, provide targeted content and marketing communications, help us to understand which part of this Website is the most popular and analyse the functioning of this Website.
Cookies are an extremely common technology for remembering certain information about how users interact with websites and use their devices.

3. What type of cookies do we use?
As cookies relate to any information stored on or accessed from your device, they take a variety forms.
We use the following types of ‘cookies’:
Browser cookies: Cookies may come from us (“first party cookies”) or from third parties whose services we use or that we partner with (“third party cookies”) and who we permit to set their cookies by configuring this Website accordingly. In some cases, we will receive the information collected using a third party cookie whilst in others, the third party will provide a service to us without sharing that information in the form it was collected with us. Cookies may be used for your browsing session only (“session cookies”) or for longer (“persistent cookies”). Please see the section below for further details regarding each type of cookie that we use.

Analytical scripts: Analytical scripts are small pieces of computer code that can be used to track users and their behaviour on websites. This tracking may be basic, for example, tracking whether and when a user has visited this Website, or advanced tracking, for example, tracking whether and when a user submitted a form. Analytical scripts can provide the information collected to a third party, which is often the provider of the script. These scripts also help us personalise the content and advertisements that are served on the Website as well as provide you with relevant offers at other websites.

Device data: In some cases information is accessed and read from your device without storing or accessing a file on your device. As this information is usually personal information, details are provided in the section below.

List of cookies used by the Website
Category: Preferences (1)
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
COOKIE NAME PROVIDER TYPE EXPIRY
pll_language speakpolish.pl http 1 year
Cookie purpose description: This cookie is used to determine the preferred language of the visitor and sets the language accordingly on the website, if possible.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 2512
Source: https://speakpolish.pl/en/
Data is sent to: Poland (adequate) Adequate country under GDPR (EU)
Blocked until accepted by user: No

Category: Statistics (5)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
COOKIE NAME PROVIDER TYPE EXPIRY

_ga edu.pl HTTP 2 years
Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 5
Source: https://www.google-an alytics.com/analytics.js
Data is sent to: United States
Blocked until accepted by user: No

_ga speakpolish.pl HTTP 2 years
Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 5
Source: https://www.google-an alytics.com/analytics.js
Data is sent to: United States
Blocked until accepted by user: No

_ga_# speakpolish.pl HTTP 2 years
Cookie purpose description: Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 5
Source: https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-9JT1VFF0K1cx=c_slc=1
Data is sent to: United States
Blocked until accepted by user: No

_gat speakpolish.pl http 1 day
Cookie purpose description: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 5
Source: https://www.google-an alytics.com/analytics.js
Data is sent to: United States
Blocked until accepted by user: No

_gid speakpolish.pl http 1 day
Cookie purpose description: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 5
Source: https://www.google-an alytics.com/analytics.js
Data is sent to: United States
Blocked until accepted by user: No

Category: Marketing (2)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
COOKIE NAME PROVIDER TYPE EXPIRY
_fbp edu.pl http 3 months
Cookie purpose description: Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 185
Source: https://connect.facebook.n et/en _US/fbeven ts.js
Data is sent to: Germany
Blocked until accepted by user: No

_fbp speakpolish.pl http 3 months
Cookie purpose description: Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers
Initiator: Script tag, page source line number 185
Source: https://connect.facebook.n et/en _US/fbeven ts.js
Data is sent to: United Kingdom
Blocked until accepted by user: No

4. What types of personal information do we receive through cookies
We receive the following types of personal information about you through the cookies we use, which includes information we access directly from your computer, phone, tablet or other device without storing or accessing a file:
• Cookie browser data: cookie identifiers, time/date, services/products selected, whether and to which cookies you have consented;
• Device data: device type, screen resolution, operating system version, browser rendering core, its version and basic settings;
• Log data: Time and duration of usage of this Website and search data;
• Location data: Data about your country of access as provided by your device;
• Behavioural data: Data about your usage of this Website that we may process if you visit or use third party websites or applications and data on how you participate with the content of this Website (such as pages visited, if you are visiting from a marketing campaign, button clicks). We may combine personal information about you or your activities with other information we receive from third parties or publicly available sources where this is permitted by law. Please see our general Privacy Statement for further details of the sources of information we may use.

5. Purposes for which we use cookies
The vast majority of websites currently make use of cookies and they are commonly used for a wide range of reasons. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential purposes
• Strictly necessary cookies. These are necessary to enable essential and core functions of this Website such as security, network management, accessibility, and basic visitor statistics. For this reason and in accordance with data protection law, we do not request your consent to use these cookies. However, you may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this will affect how this Website functions and one or more core features will not work properly (or at all) if you do so.

Useful but non-essential purposes
• Functions and preferences. These cookies enable advanced website content and features, and allow us to save your settings and preferences.
• Advanced analytics. These cookies allow us to view rich and detailed statistics regarding the use of this Website by visitors, including “heatmapping” to identify the popularity of each page and feature. They allow us to improve this Website by reporting to us on how you use it.
• Personalised offers. These cookies are used to display personalised offers, content, and advertisements based on your interests on this Website, other websites operated by us and third party websites, including social media.

6. Your consent to use cookies and associated personal information

• Cookies and associated personal information used for essential purposes:
In accordance with data protection laws, we do not request your consent to use these cookies as they are necessary to ensure this Website works properly.
• Cookies and associated personal information used for non-essential purposes:
We will only store or read cookies on your device for non-essential cookies and process associated personal information (or allow our third party services providers and partners to do so) if you have given, and not withdrawn, your consent. We request this using the cookie tool that appears when you visit any page of this Website.
How to provide your consent for non-essential cookies and associated personal information:
When you visit this Website for the first time, you will be prompted with a request to provide your consent for nonessential cookies and the personal information we receive as a result of their use. You can consent to all nonessential cookies by selecting “Accept all optional” or refuse consent for all non-essential cookies by selecting “Reject all optional”. Alternatively, you can choose to consent to cookies by their individual categories of purposes of use.
If you do not provide your consent for these cookies, we will not use them nor process any personal information in connection with them. Consequently, your provision of any personal information associated with the cookie is voluntary and you may withdraw your consent at any time. Any use of the cookie or associated personal information before you withdraw your consent will be valid and lawful.

7. How to withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies and the processing of associated personal information
You may withdraw consent you have previously provided for cookies in one of two ways depending on the type of cookie:
• Using the cookie tool we make available from this Website. You can access at any time the cookie tool from any page of this Website by clicking on “Cookie” floating element and withdraw your consent by setting the option for the relevant category of cookie to the “Off” position.
• Adjusting the settings in your web browser. Most web browsers are set by default to accept all cookies. However, you may have the option to configure your web browser settings in such a way that the cookie information is displayed before storage, or to categorically reject them. You can find details on the various available settings for cookies and related changes for the most common web browsers by clicking on the relevant link below:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorerdelete-manage-cookies
Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-websitepreferences
Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19214?locale=cs_CZ&viewlocale=en_US
Please note that any change to your web browser settings will only apply to the particular web browser for which you have adjusted your settings. If you use more than one web browser on a device, you must change the settings separately for each browser and each device. Additional information regarding cookies may be available within the “help” feature of the browser or operating system or the operating manual for your device.

8. Cookies and associated personal information stored on your device after you withdraw your consent
After you withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies, this Website will no longer access or read these cookies. Depending on the cookies, this means that files, scripts, codes and other cookie-related information may remain stored on your device. You can delete these cookies by clearing your cookies and your browsing cache using your web browser settings.
Please see the links for each of the common browsers above for further information on how to do so.
If you refuse or withdraw consent to the use of any non-essential-cookies or associated personal information, then the corresponding functionality or features of this Website may not work properly, or at all. Your use of the core functions and features of this Website will not be affected. If you disable essential cookies (or all cookies) using your web browser settings, one or more core functions and features of this Website, including those intended to ensure your visit is safe and secure, will not work properly, or at all.

9. Who will receive or have access to your personal information relating to cookies?
We disclose your personal information to third parties or permit them to access that information in connection with the purposes mentioned above.
Our third party service providers, agents and subcontractors („Suppliers”) and other third parties may receive cookie-related personal information either directly from you, us or from one of our suppliers.
Our suppliers can be categorised as follows:
• Advertising technology and data exchange technology providers
• Advertising, PR, digital and creative agencies
• Cloud software system providers, including database, email and document management providers
• Facilities and technology service providers including scanning and data destruction providers
• Insurers and insurance brokers
• Legal, security and other professional advisers and consultants
• Market and customer research providers
• Social media platforms
• Website and data analytics/modelling platform providers
• Website and app developers
• Website hosting services providers
The majority of suppliers we use are processors with whom we have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it other than in accordance with our specific instructions. We only disclose to them or allow them to access personal information that is necessary for them to provide their services. In relation to the cookies used on this Website, we use the following key suppliers in particular:

Google This Website uses Google Analytics provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), which uses cookies to analyse how users use this Website. The Website uses the following modules: • Google Analytics – Account status and performance monitor, audience summary, active users, user explorer, analytics audience, visitor quality, conversion probability, comparison reports, demographics and interests, user flow report, Adwords reports;
Information generated by a cookie about the use of this Website (including your IP address) may be transmitted and stored on Google’s servers in the United States.
Google will use this information to evaluate the use of this Website by visitors, create reports about such use and to provide other services relating to activities on this Website and the use of the internet in general. Google may also provide this information to third parties if it is required by the law or if such third parties process this information for Google. You may disable the use cookies on this Website as described above or by changing appropriate settings in your browser, but if you do so for all types of cookies, you will not be able to make full use of all the features of this Website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites please visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
For detailed information about the modules listed above and Google’s handling of personal information, please see www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners and http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html.

Hubspot. This Website uses analytical and marketing cookies by HubSpot Inc. Hubspot is used to improve the performance of our site and to connect with users through newsletters. Hubspot enables use of CRM and sales system. It allows us to see what pages are visited and to better understand visitors to provide customized content. Hubspot may also provide this information to third parties if it is required by the law. You may disable the use cookies on this Website as described above or by changing appropriate settings in your browser, but if you do so for all types of cookies, you will not be able to make full use of all the features of this Website. HubSpot stores data within the European Union. For details, please refer to HubSpot’s privacy policy: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy.

Facebook This Website uses analytical cookies, pixels and other technologies by Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”), allowing the collection or retrieval of information from this Website and other sites on the internet. This information may be used by Facebook to provide ad measurement and targeting services. If you withdraw your consent to personalisation cookies (as described above in this policy) using the consent tool on this Website or disable the collection of cookies using your web browser settings, this will end the collection and use of the information by Facebook, but if you do so for all types of cookies, you will not be able to fully use all the features of this Website. LinkedIn This Website uses LinkedIn Insight Tag, a piece of lightweight JavaScript code, created by the

LinkedIn Corporation, a subsidiary of the Microsoft Corporation (“LinkedIn”). The tag allows us to perform in-depth campaign reporting and unlock insights about visitors that may visit the Website via the campaigns on LinkedIn (e.g. by allowing us to discover business demographics by layering LinkedIn data on data about Website visitors). LinkedIn Insight Tag enables the collection of metadata such as IP address, timestamp, and events such as page views. You can opt out of cookies from LinkedIn on your LinkedIn settings page. More information about LinkedIn Insight Tag can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/65521/the-linkedin-insight-tag-overview?lang=en.

10. Transfers of your personal information overseas
Your cookie-related personal information may be transferred outside of the European Economic Area (“EEA”). In connection with Google Analytics and/or the use of analytical cookies and other web technologies described above by Facebook, your personal information may be transmitted to and stored on servers located in the United States of America (“USA”). If we transfer your information outside the EEA, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this policy. These steps include:
• ensuring the non-EEA countries to which transfers are made have been deemed adequately protective of your personal information for the purposes of data protection law by the relevant bodies;
• imposing contractual obligations on the recipient of your personal information using provisions formally issued by relevant bodies for this purpose. We use these provisions to ensure that your information is protected when transferred your personal information to our Suppliers outside the EEA; or
• ensuring that the recipients are subscribed to ‘international frameworks’, such as the EU-US Privacy Shield that aim to ensure adequate protection. We rely Google’s and Facebook’s subscription to the Privacy Shield scheme to ensure that transfers to them in the USA are protected. If you use this Website whilst you are outside the EEA, your information will be transferred outside those territories in order to allow you to use this Website.

11. Automated decision-making

We do not envisage that any processing to make decisions that have a legal or significant effect on you will be carried out using purely automated means, however we will update this policy and inform you if this position changes.

12. How to contact us?
If you have any questions or comments about our Cookies Policy or the way in which we treat your personal information, please contact us via:margaret@speakpolish.pl

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